科技英语入门复习题

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2015/2016学年第2学期

课程代码：课程名称: 科技英语入门试卷: A√、B□

考试形式：开卷√、闭卷□考试时间: 100 分钟…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Unit 1\Unit 2

I. Vocabulary: Choose the closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence (15%).

a 1. The largest ever scientific Earth analysis reveals that many of the planet’s ecosystems are simply not making the grade.

A. doing well enough

B. Progressing

C. functioning

D. moving in the right direction

d 2. Only by valuing all our precious natural and human resources, can w

e hope to build a sustainable future.

A. prosperous

B. diverse

C. livable

D. lasting

b 3. Deforestation and other radical ecosystem alterations also promote diseases, such as malaria and cholera, as well as new strains of existing contagions.

A. species

B. transmittable diseases

C. destructions

D. degradation

b 4. They examined the planet’s many habitats and species and the systems that bind them together.

A. regions

B. dwelling places

C. shelters

D. refuges

d 5. Th

e roofing material withstands inclement weather and, on bright days, taps sunshine for electricity.

A. wires

B. knocks

C. pats

D. employs

a 6. Engineers have also developed a roofing material coated with the electricity-producing film. A. covered with a layer of material B. covered with overcoat

C. covered with sugar

D. covered with plants

c7. Technological improvements have made solar-electric modules more cost-effective.

A. units of measurement

B. units of education

C. components

D. units of space crafts

b8. The guy who puts on the roof (on a house now) puts on the solar panels at the same time.

A. juries

B. instrument boards

C. discussion groups

D. painting boards

II. Matching

1.挥发性有机化合物a

2.紫外线指数b

3.臭氧消耗物质c

4.空气质量指数d

5.混合太阳能照明f

6.人造光g

7.红外线h A. volatile organic substance (VOC)

B. UV Index

C. ozone-depleting substance (ODC)

D. AQI

E. photovoltaic cell

F. hybrid solar lighting

G. artificial light

8. 光电池e H. infrared light

III. Translation

1. 如何在利用地球生态系统提高人类生活水平的同时，缓解该系统所承受的压力，完全取决于人类社会。

It lies within the power of human societies to ease the strain we are putting on the nature services of the planet, while continuing to use them to bring better living standards to all.

2. 一般来说，再生能源比传统生产的能源要贵些，然而替代能源有助于减少污染，保护矿物燃料。While renewable energy is generally more expensive than conventionally produced supplies, alternative power helps to reduce pollution and to conserve fossil fuels.

3. 科学家认为，水文系统的改变可能导致破坏性洪灾的发生更加频繁、更加严重。

According to the scientists, changes to water systems may increase the frequency and severity of destructive flood.

4. 地球上的石油和天然气供应能维持多久，科学家和企业界人士对此各持己见。

Scientists and industry experts may disagree over how long the world's supply of oil and natural gas will last.

Unit 3/4

I. multiple choice

a 1. Temperature influences the formation of seeds and the production of blossoms.

A. development

B. shape

C. arrangement

D. quality

a 2. The humidity of atmosphere, the amount of precipitation, and the presence of streams, lakes, and soil moisture are important to plants.

A. rain

B. light

C. soil

D. air

b 3. To secure a maximum amount of sunlight, the leaves on the vertical shoots are arranged in spirals.

A. in a common place

B. in curves

C. in linear

D. in horizontal

d 4. Though th

e buds on horizontal shoot o

f these trees may be arranged spirally, the leaves commonly arrange themselves alternately in a common plane on either side of the shoot.

A. alternatively

B. selectively

C. vertically

D. interchangeably

a 5. With all the flat roofs in Chicago, you could reclaim thousands of acres for the environment and also help buildings with heating and cooling and controlling rainwater going into the sewer system.

A. gain

B. recycle

C. possess

D. claim

c 6. The rooftop green space also helps mitigate a phenomenon known as the urban heat islan

d effect.

A. eliminate

B. conquer

C. alleviate

D. provokers

a 7. City Hall sports a green roof that was the city’s first.

A. boasts

B. experiments

C. substitutes

D. hails

a 8. More intensive green-roof systems may contain varieties of plants and garden elements such as trees but only on flat roofs.

A. sophisticated

B. crude

C. primary

D. original

II. Matching

1. 落叶树 d A. penetrability

2. 防风林带c B. annual vine